Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Jimmy Howard must go.

Over the past couple years, the Detroit Red Wings has had decent goal-tending with Jimmy Howard and has always been reliable.  This was until Petr Mrazek stepped up last year and showed the organization that he was more than just a backup.  This year Mrazek has claimed the starting position over Jimmy and has left the Wings with one question, "What to do with Jimmy Howard?" With having a starting goalie salary still, Jimmy takes up too much space for a back up and is not consistent in his playing to stay with our organization.  Over the course of this year, Jimmy has been very inconsistent and has shown that he often chokes under pressure.  Overall he is a decent goalie, but not starting material, he is constantly out of position, doesn't have the recovery time he used to and is terrible in overtime situations.  With a .903 save percentage and a 2.94 goals against average he has not shown the Wings that he is here to stay.  With that said, the issue of whom to trade for in order to get rid of him comes up.  With allstar players like Stamkos, and Drouin leaving the lightning after this year, it brings up possible trade rumors between these two teams. Also we could pick up more defense from Anaheim as there have already been rumors about Sami Vatanen coming over for Jimmy.  Whatever the case may be on thing is clear, the Red Wings need to get rid of Jimmy Howard.

2 comments:

  1. I agree that Jimmy has been playing poorly overall this year. He hasn't really looked the same since his groin injury last year. However, after watching the game against the Rangers the other night, I don't believe goaltending is our problem. Jimmy Howard played an amazing game and stole us a point. The consistent defensive lapses and lack of offense shows me that our problem is not with who's in net. This team needs to tighten up defensively and generate some offense on a consistent basis.

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  2. Jimmy Howard is not that good. I think that Mrazek is doing a hell of a good job this year. Pretty sure Jimmy Howard hasn't won a game in like 2 months. I still get sick to my stomach when they have him in goal.

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